And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?(2 Kings 9:17)

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.(2 Kings 9:18)

Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.(2 Kings 9:19)

And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.(2 Kings 9:21)

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?(2 Kings 9:22)

And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.(2 Kings 9:23)

Other publications related to "2 Kings 9:20":

From crisis to blessing
Learn from King Jehoshaphats example and seek the Lords guidance through prayer and fasting in times of crisis. Remember the things God has done and gather with your Christian community for support and unity.

Water of life and water of death
A discussion of the delicate balance of being a Christian in a world that often intimidates and tries to bribe us into compromising our values, using the story of King Jehoshaphat from the Bible.

2 Kings 9:20 - Cross Reference

Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. (Habakkuk 3:12)

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. (Ecclesiastes 9:10)

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. (Isaiah 54:16)

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. (Daniel 11:44)

And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. (1 Kings 19:17)

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot. (2 Kings 10:16)

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's. (Habakkuk 1:6)

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. (2 Samuel 18:27)